The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem
across the metro region. For more on the origins and purpose of this
column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.Editor's note: Newsday is in the middle of a web site redesign. Some links may be broken. Fatal Crashes (11 Killed This Week, 74 Killed This Year*, 10 Drivers Charged**)

Is it me, or is it getting worse? I see from the “Teen Cycling to Work Killed by Unlicensed Driver” story that blaming the victim is no longer enough – it’s now that pesky sun’s fault. The damn thing keeps appearing unexpectedly in the sky…

http://www.livablestreets.com/people/IanD Ian Dutton

RE: “Teen Cycling to Work Killed by Unlicensed Driver”

Anyone with information about the case can call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

“Hello, Seventh Squad? If I accidentally shot someone to death with a gun I was not licensed to carry, could I get off with a $500 fine if I claim the sun was in my eyes and I thought it was a deer that I shot?”

Frank

So a human life is worth $500? I seriously consider leaving this third world country again and to return to a more civilized Europe.